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		<title>Album review : AS I ROVED OUT &#8211; THE STORY OF CELTIC ROCK 1968-78 (3CDs)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 09:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianmc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/06/album-review-as-i-roved-out-the-story-of-celtic-rock-1968-78-3cds/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/celtic-rock-150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="celtic rock 150" title="celtic rock 150" /></a>Cherry Red [Release date: 21.06.24] Celtic music dates back to the 17th century. It’s part of the musical scenery in western Europe… mainly Portugal, Spain and France. And across the Atlantic in Canada &#8230; most especially among the island communities &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/06/album-review-as-i-roved-out-the-story-of-celtic-rock-1968-78-3cds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/06/album-review-as-i-roved-out-the-story-of-celtic-rock-1968-78-3cds/">Album review : AS I ROVED OUT &#8211; THE STORY OF CELTIC ROCK 1968-78 (3CDs)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gig review: THE FAIRIES ON MY ROOF FESTIVAL – Papa Groove, Le Puridier (Rouffignac), SW France, 31 August 2019</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2019 14:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petefeenstra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/09/gig-review-the-fairies-on-my-roof-festival-le-puridier-rouffignac-sw-france-31-august-2019-r/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/DESHD-1.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Fairies On My Roof" title="" /></a>Somewhere along the way the true spirit of Woodstock almost got lost in the corporate shuffle and the passing of 50 years. But on a magical day in deepest Dordogne in South West France, the Des Fées Sur Mon Toit &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/09/gig-review-the-fairies-on-my-roof-festival-le-puridier-rouffignac-sw-france-31-august-2019-r/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/09/gig-review-the-fairies-on-my-roof-festival-le-puridier-rouffignac-sw-france-31-august-2019-r/">Gig review: THE FAIRIES ON MY ROOF FESTIVAL – Papa Groove, Le Puridier (Rouffignac), SW France, 31 August 2019</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gig review: GREG IZOR &amp; T.BO &amp; THE LIGHTNIN&#8217; ROCKETS + DeRobert &amp; The Half Truths – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, France, 19 July 2017</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/07/gig-review-greg-izor-t-bo-the-lightnin-rockets-derobert-the-half-truths-relache-festival-bordeaux-france-19-july-2017/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 11:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petefeenstra</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=46743</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/07/gig-review-greg-izor-t-bo-the-lightnin-rockets-derobert-the-half-truths-relache-festival-bordeaux-france-19-july-2017/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Greg1HD.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Greg IzorHD" title="" /></a>When Texan harp player Greg Izor was booked to appear at the Relache Festival in Bordeaux, he could hardly have imagined the weather conditions to be a home-from-home combination of blistering heat and fork lightning. The big toned harp player &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/07/gig-review-greg-izor-t-bo-the-lightnin-rockets-derobert-the-half-truths-relache-festival-bordeaux-france-19-july-2017/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/07/gig-review-greg-izor-t-bo-the-lightnin-rockets-derobert-the-half-truths-relache-festival-bordeaux-france-19-july-2017/">Gig review: GREG IZOR &amp; T.BO &amp; THE LIGHTNIN&#8217; ROCKETS + DeRobert &amp; The Half Truths – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, France, 19 July 2017</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gig review: THE PRETTY THINGS &amp; THE IMPERIAL CROWNS – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, SW France, 7 July 2017</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2017 16:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petefeenstra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/07/gig-review-the-pretty-things-the-imperial-crowns-relache-festival-bordeaux-sw-france-7-july-2017/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Jimmie-Wood-Rachel-C.-2.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Jimmie Wood – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, SW France, 7 July 2017" title="" /></a>There’s a lot to be said for the art of performance. And tonight The Imperial Crowns front man Jimmie Wood works hard to preach the blues to a sun drenched crowd initially cowering on the edges of the festival square, &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/07/gig-review-the-pretty-things-the-imperial-crowns-relache-festival-bordeaux-sw-france-7-july-2017/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/07/gig-review-the-pretty-things-the-imperial-crowns-relache-festival-bordeaux-sw-france-7-july-2017/">Gig review: THE PRETTY THINGS &amp; THE IMPERIAL CROWNS – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, SW France, 7 July 2017</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: THE LAST EMBRACE &#8211; The Winding Path</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2015 22:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alanjones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/09/album-review-the-last-embrace-the-winding-path/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/THE-LAST-EMBRACE-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="THE LAST EMBRACE - The Winding Path" title="THE LAST EMBRACE - The Winding Path" /></a>Longfellow Deeds Records  -  [Release date: 20.04.15] Is there something in the water in France at present? For years our Gallic brothers have singularly failed to produce any progressive rock of any note, or at least any that registered on &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/09/album-review-the-last-embrace-the-winding-path/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/09/album-review-the-last-embrace-the-winding-path/">Album review: THE LAST EMBRACE &#8211; The Winding Path</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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